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John, Jack, Joseph and Jordan participated in a running race. Only the winner finished the race in 10 minutes. Which two pieces of information can tell you who the winner was? (i) John finished the race in 16 minutes . (ii) Joseph finished the race earlier than Jack by 2 minutes. (iii) Jack finished the race later than Jordan by 4 minutes. (iv) Jordan finished the race earlier than John by 6 minutes. (v) John finished the race later than Joseph by minutes.
Nurse Kemp has worked more night shifts in a row than Nurse Rogers, who has worked five. Nurse Miller has worked fifteen night shifts in a row, more than Nurses Kemp and Rogers combined. Nurse Calvin has worked eight night shifts in a row, less than Nurse Kemp. How many night shifts in a row has Nurse Kemp worked?
Khan observes that if flight 409 is cancelled, then the manager could not possible arrive in the time for the meeting . But the flight was not cancelled. Therefore, Khan concludes, the manager will certainly be on time . Halima replies that even if Khan's premises are true, his argument is fallacious. And therefore, she adds, the manager will not arrive on time after all. Which of the following is the strongest thing that we can properly say about this discussion ?
A woman while shopping in a mall pushes her trolley 20 metres through an alley which is going East, then she turns to her left and walks 30 metres, then she turns West and walks another 30 metres, then she turns South and walks 30 metres and then she turns West and walks 25 metres. Where is she now with reference to her starting position?
A woman is shopping in a plaza. She walks 80 m South, then she turns East and walks 50 m, then she turns North and walks 110 m, then she turns to her left and walks 50 m. Where is she now with reference to her starting position?
Two men and women are entrusted with a task. The second man needs three hours more to cope up with the job than the second man and the woman would need working together. The first man, working alone, would need as much time as second man and the woman working together. The first man working alone, would spend eight hours less than the double period of the time second man would spend working alone. How much time would the two men and the women need to complete the task if they all asked together?
Dr. Miller has a busy pediatric dentistry practice and she needs a skilled, reliable hygienist to keep things running smoothly. The last two people she hired were recommended by top dentists in the area, but they each lasted less than one month. She is now in desperate need of a hygienist who can competently handle the specific challenges of her practice. Which one of the following candidates should Dr. Miller consider most seriously?
At a certain store, a chair was on sale for Tk. 5000. As the manager thought he could get more money for the chair, he increased its price by 8 percent. After a week the chair had not been sold. The manager then reduced the last price by 10%, and the chair was sold. For how much was the chair sold?
The manager of a radio program is going to feature six vocalists--M,N,P,Q,R and S on her half hour radio show during the course of one week.She will feature one vocalist on the show each day from Monday through Saturday.The manager must schedule the vocalists for the show according to the following conditions: *M must be featured earlier in the week than R. *P must be featured on Tuesday. * Q must be featured on the day immediately before or immediately after the day on which N is featured. If N is to be featured on Thursday, the earliest day on which R can featured is ---
The manager of a radio program is going to feature six vocalists--M,N,P,Q,R and S on her half hour radio show during the course of one week.She will feature one vocalist on the show each day from Monday through Saturday.The manager must schedule the vocalists for the show according to the following conditions: *M must be featured earlier in the week than R. *P must be featured on Tuesday. * Q must be featured on the day immediately before or immediately after the day on which N is featured. If S is to be featured on Friday,M must be featured on---